On 12/02/2018 06:06, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 11/02/18 22:00, Tim+ wrote:
I would love to know more about how waste is sorted and recycled in my
area
so that I can make informed decisions about exactly what I can put in my
recycling bin. Alas, that information isnt available to Joe Public.

Most of the plastics marked with the recycling symbol can be recycled
except for the black stuff which defeats the sorting machines. However,
until very recently most of it was just shipped off to China to sort.

In a village 4 miles away, glass is sorted by colour. In this one its not.

Clear glass which is purer maintains a premium price but only if there
is enough of it to be worth keeping it separate.

Ther is no rhyme or reason.

More problematic is paper and cardboard which almost never comes close
to covering the cost of collecting it! Worse if it gets damp it has to
be discarded anyway. Our blue recyling bins have partly concave lids
which collect rainwater and when you open the bin tips some inside!

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Regards,
Martin Brown